Snorkeling with Manta Rays Snorkeling with Manta Rays is on the top of many ocean enthusiasts wishlist. An encounter with this charismatic megafauna inspires ocean dreams and can even be the foundation of planning a tropical getaway. Manta encounters can…
Sharks and Rays
The Price of Being Popular, Thresher Shark Diving Malapascua
Thresher Shark Diving Malapascua Last month we hopped on a flight from Bali over to the Philippines for thresher shark diving Malapascua island. This tiny island off the northern coast of Cebu is home to one of the most elusive…
Reef Walls, Sharks, Tarpons, and More! Los Mogotes Dive Site, Cuba
Los Mogotes Dive Site If I had to pick a favorite dive site in Cuba’s Gardens of the Queen, Los Mogotes would definitely make it into the top three. As I edit my way through my Cuban photo collection, Los…
Scuba Diving With Silky Sharks In Cuba
Silky Sharks – Gardens of the Queen Picture this, your dive boat approaches a buoy where shallow turquoise reef drops off to meet deep dark azure blue. The captain turns off the engine and ties up. Within seconds, sleek gray shadows…
Submit Your Galapagos Whale Shark Photos
Whale Sharks in the Galapagos For the biggest fish in the sea, whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are rather elusive. Aside from a few known feeding aggregation sites, which are mostly frequented by juvenile males, baby whale sharks, adults, and females whale sharks…
Large Group Of Port Jackson Sharks Found In The Bass Strait
Hundreds of Port Jackson sharks (Heterodontus portusjacksoni) have been found in mass among the rock reef and brightly colored sponges of the Bass Strait and Beagle Commonwealth Marine Reserve (CMR). Scientists were surprised to find such a large number of…
Manta No More After Taxonomic Reshuffling Of The Genus
Are you one of the lucky scuba divers to have their dreams fulfilled of seeing a manta ray in the wild? Well for all of you with manta’s still on the brain, it’s time to update your bucket list. Up until…
Divers In Koh Tao Thailand Free Whale Shark
Whale Shark Rescue When scuba divers in Koh Tao Thailand came across a whale shark in need they quickly sprung into action. Ropes and fishing nets can pose a major threat to wildlife. They can encircle an animals fins, or tail becoming nearly…
Responsible Shark and Ray Tourism Guide: Free Download
Shark and Ray Tourism Guide Shark and ray tourism is a major draw for scuba divers. Globally the industry has some 376 well-established tourism operations which focus on getting divers in the water with charismatic megafauna and apex elasmobranch species.…
Sharks At Our Wedding
SHARKS AT OUR WEDDING By Dirck Zadeh In the late summer of 2013 my brother got married to his girlfriend Myrthe. We all went to Marrakech for a sun-drenched 3 day wedding and we all had a lovely time. When…